The Baby Signing Time “Sign & Read” Collection is now available exclusively at www.babysigningtime.com!

• What’s new in this collection?
• Why did you make the new collection?
• Can I order the board books separately?
• Can I order the collection by phone?
• Can I order it on the Signing Time website?

What’s new in this collection?
In addition to the Baby Signing Time Music CDs and Flash Card Sets, we’ve included:

• New Board Books
  Baby Alex, Baby Leah, and Baby Hopkins invite your baby to learn new signs in fun ways in these full-color board books. Each book also includes a sign guide for parents.
• New Parent Guide
  This guide to early learning will teach you how to bond with your baby and enhance early learning through talking, signing and reading together. Includes a Sign Glossary of all the signs taught in Volumes 1-4.
• Enhanced DVDs
  We’ve added new footage of the printed words with Rachel’s fingers running under them as each one is spoken to show babies that printed words have meaning. It’s part of the “see it, sign it, say it” approach to early learning.

Why did you make the new collection?
We asked Emilie Brown, co-creator of Signing Time and Baby Signing Time, to answer: “Parents are their child’s first teachers, so we made sure this Baby Signing Time collection included a parent guide to early learning. Every parent-child interaction can strengthen the relationship and feed a child’s growing mind. Reading together is an especially powerful way to connect and learn. That’s why we insisted on board books being included in the new collection. We’ve added new footage to the DVDs to highlight printed words. Our goal isn’t to get babies to read, but to experience how language works: a word can be spoken, signed, or printed, and they all share the same underlying meaning. This idea may seem simple to adults, but for young children, it’s a profound discovery.”

Can I order the board books separately?
The board books are only available with the collection. If you already have the Baby Signing Time products and want to get the board books, we suggest that you consider purchasing the new collection and giving the items you already have as gifts.

Can I order the collection by phone?
Yes! Call or Skype (855) 589-7800 Monday – Friday 7 a.m. – 5 p.m. MST

Can I order it on the Signing Time website?
Right now, the new collection is only available at www.babysigningtime.com.

Two Little Hands Productions, creators of the award-winning Signing Time series, released a new collection of Baby Signing Time products. The “Sign & Read” Collection, which includes a new parent guide, a set of new board books, updated DVDs, and flash cards, places an emphasis on early learning through parent-child interaction.

“Parents are their child’s first teachers, so we made sure this Baby Signing Time collection included a parent guide to early learning,” says Emilie Brown, co-creator of Signing Time and Baby Signing Time. “Every parent-child interaction can strengthen the relationship and feed a child’s growing mind. Reading together is an especially powerful way to connect and learn. That’s why we insisted on board books being included in the new collection. We’ve added new footage to the DVDs to highlight printed words.” Brown adds, “Our goal isn’t to get babies to read, but to experience how language works: a word can be spoken, signed, or printed, and they all share the same underlying meaning. This idea may seem simple to adults, but for young children, it’s a profound discovery.”

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The launch of the new collection is being supported by a national media campaign, which includes a 30-minute infomercial and radio ads. In addition, Signing Time Academy Instructors across North American and in many countries throughout the world have begun offering “Sign & Read” play classes to help parents nurture their child’s language, cognitive and social-emotional development through three key areas of communication: talking, reading and signing. Meet your local Signing Time Academy Instructor and sign up for a class today!

“We already know that signing allows hearing babies to communicate before they learn to talk – which goes a long way toward reducing frustration,” says Gwen Cox, Signing Time Academy Director. “Babies who can sign feel understood and secure – and happy babies are able to focus on learning. Our goal is to show parents how simple interactions like reading, signing or talking can add fun to their day, boost their child’s self-esteem, and nurture their child’s love of learning as well.”

If all newborns could come with an instruction book, this would be it.

That’s what Kenneth Kosik of the Neuroscience Research Institute had to say about the book Bright From The Start: The Simple, Science-Backed Way to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind from Birth to Age 3 by Dr. Jill Stamm.

Dr. Harvey Karp (Happiest Baby on the Block) calls this book “a gem” and David Perlmutter, M.D. (Raise a Smarter Child by Kindergarten) says it gives parents “the most leading-edge approach to maximizing your children’s intellectual potential.” We really like this book , too! That’s why, for a limited time only, we are including this important book in our Baby Sign Language Start Kit.

This book is a natural fit with Baby Signing Time. Dr. Stamm explains why:

The evidence is overwhelming that early communication plays a critical role in future academic success and in healthy social-emotional development. There is little doubt that sign language can play a significant role in facilitating the parent-child bond, which is the cornerstone of healthy brain development.

About Bright From the Start
Should I really read to my baby? Is all TV bad, or only some TV? What kind of toys do babies need? Can teaching a baby sign language really boost IQ? Should I pipe classical music into the nursery? Dr. Jill Stamm translates the latest neuroscience findings into clear explanations and practical suggestions, demonstrating the importance of the simple ways you interact with your child every day. Stamm shows parents how to nurture their infant’s brain through ABCs: Attention, Bonding, and Communication. Practical games and tips for each developmental age group will show you not only what the latest findings are. but more importantly, tell you what to do with them.

About the Baby Sign Language Starter Kit
Your little one has a lot to say and with sign language you don’t have to wait for her first word to know what’s on her mind. The Baby Sign Language Starter Kit makes it fun and easy for you and your baby to learn simple signs you can use to communicate before she learns to talk. This family-friendly Baby Sign Language Starter Kit will teach you 24 of the most useful signs that correlate to baby’s “first words.” Original music, darling animation, and Emmy-nominated host Rachel Coleman make this kit a must-have for any family. Baby Sign Language Starter Kit contains:

• Baby Signing Time Volume 1 DVD – approx. 30 minutes long
• Baby Signing Time Volume 1 CD – with eight original songs
• Baby Signing Time Volume 1 Flash Card Set – contains 24 cards with D-ring
• Bright From The Start by Dr. Jill Stamm

View the Baby Sign Language Starter Kit

SALT LAKE CITY, UT – November 18, 2010 – When the concept of using sign language with hearing babies was first introduced to the American public, critics dismissed it as a “parlor trick.” Since that time, infant signing has become an accepted parenting practice and has been integrated into early childhood education programs. In the recently-released second edition of “Heading Home with your Newborn: From Birth to Reality,” published by the American Academy of Pediatrics*, authors Laura Jana, MD, FAAP and Jennifer Shu, MD, FAAP comment on this phenomenon:

“Infant sign language really does deliver on its promise of improved communication…It’s easy to see why so many parents swear by it, and why childcare centers include it in their infant and toddler classrooms, and why it has become so commonplace as an activity of daily learning.” pp. 173-174

The popularity of baby sign language is no surprise. Parents who sign with their babies before they learn to talk see the immediate benefit: reduced frustration. Signing helps them know what their babies want, allowing them to respond to their needs quickly. It cuts down on the guesswork that is common to parenting a preverbal infant.

“Their hands give them a clear and powerful ‘voice’ – quite a contrast to the whining and pointing traditionally associated with toddlerhood,” said Rachel Coleman, co-creator and host of the popular series Baby Signing Time. “The truth is, that using ASL signs with hearing babies is revolutionizing early learning and parenting in America.” Continue Reading »

Two Little Hands Productions is inviting you to participate in an international research project from Michigan State University. Please take a few minutes to read this letter from the research team below to see if you qualify to take the survey.

Dear Parents,

We are researchers in Child Development from several universities around the world. We are conducting a cross-cultural study on parents’ experiences using infant signs – a form of simple sign language used with normally hearing children before they can talk. From this study, we will learn valuable information about cross-cultural similarities and differences in parenting and child development. It will take about 15 to 30 minutes for you to complete the survey. After completing it, you will be entered into a drawing where you can win a $50 gift card to your choice of online stores (you will have at least a 1 in 100 chance of winning).

We are looking for parents who are at least 18 years old, who have a child who is 8 years or younger, and who use signs or are considering using signs with their child. If you meet these criteria and would like to take the online survey, please click the link here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CCEIS_SigningTime

Thank you very much for your help!

Sincerely,

Claire Vallotton, PhD, Study Director, Michigan State University, U.S.
Kalli Decker, MA, Study Coordinator, Michigan State University Deckerk5@msu.edu
Mechthild Kiegelmann, PhD, University of Tuebingen, Germany
Chamarrita Farkas, PhD©, Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile
Kimberly Hughes Wilhelm, PhD, University of Macau, China
Liz Kirk, PhD, University of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Chang Su, Research Assistant, Michigan State University